Device for the [servo-] control of the cut-off voltage of a cathode-ray tube by measurement of luminance
US5268615A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/57
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to cathode-ray tubes that have to be used at a low level of luminance. A zone of the screen of the tube is covered with a luminophore of high sensitivity and is associated with a luminance sensor by an optic fiber that measures the luminance of the tube at chosen instants corresponding to an excitation of said luminophore by an electron beam deflected towards the part of the zone facing the fiber. The luminance signal is compared with a desired value and the result of the comparison is used to modify the cut-off voltage of the tube through action on the voltage of the cathode or of the Wehnelt gate of the tube. This device can be applied to cathode-ray tubes used in aircraft.
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